Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 6, 2016, 4:08 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 6, 2016, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2016, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Culpeper County, VA, Orange County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -64 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 934 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
022
WUUS51 KLWX 062008
SVRLWX
VAC047-137-177-179-062100-
/O.NEW.KLWX.SV.W.0252.160806T2008Z-160806T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
408 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA...
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 408 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES EAST OF
ORANGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES
TO FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS...AS WELL AS
DAMAGE HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY
DOWNED TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MASSAPONAX...SPOTSYLVANIA...POST OAK...LIGNUM...LAKE OF THE
WOODS...ALSOP...VERDIERSVILLE...FLAT RUN...LOGAN...RAPIDAN...
DUNAVANT...BURR HILL...CHANCELLORSVILLE...UNIONVILLE...GOLD DALE...
SNELL...LOCUST GROVE...LAHORE...GLENORA AND RACCOON FORD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET INDOORS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND AND LIGHTNING. TREES AROUND
YOU MAY BE DOWNED FROM DAMAGING WINDS...SO IF YOU ARE NEAR LARGE
TREES...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. DON'T DRIVE
UNDERNEATH TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS UNTIL THE THREAT HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3805 7775 3805 7777 3808 7779 3808 7781
3811 7784 3810 7786 3812 7792 3811 7793
3831 7808 3843 7792 3844 7777 3841 7773
3842 7772 3839 7765 3819 7746 3803 7773
3803 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 321DEG 20KT 3829 7785
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BJL3 follow-up statements
411
WWUS51 KLWX 062026
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
426 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
VAC047-137-177-179-062100-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160806T2100Z/
STAFFORD VA-ORANGE VA-CULPEPER VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
426 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD...EASTERN ORANGE...SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER
AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 425 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF
SPOTSYLVANIA...OR 15 MILES EAST OF ORANGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES TO
FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS...AS WELL AS DAMAGE
HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DOWNED
TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED
LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MASSAPONAX...SPOTSYLVANIA...POST OAK...LAKE OF THE WOODS...ALSOP...
VERDIERSVILLE...FLAT RUN...LOGAN...DUNAVANT...BURR HILL...
CHANCELLORSVILLE...UNIONVILLE...GOLD DALE...SNELL...LOCUST GROVE...
LAHORE...GLENORA...PARKER...GATEWOOD AND RHOADESVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET INDOORS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND AND LIGHTNING. TREES AROUND
YOU MAY BE DOWNED FROM DAMAGING WINDS...SO IF YOU ARE NEAR LARGE
TREES...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. DON'T DRIVE
UNDERNEATH TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS UNTIL THE THREAT HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3825 7804 3837 7792 3843 7775 3841 7773
3842 7772 3839 7765 3819 7746 3803 7773
3803 7775 3805 7775 3805 7777 3808 7779
3808 7781 3811 7784 3810 7786 3812 7792
3811 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 320DEG 21KT 3823 7782
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BJL737
WWUS51 KLWX 062044
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
VAC047-179-062054-
/O.CAN.KLWX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160806T2100Z/
STAFFORD VA-CULPEPER VA-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STAFFORD AND
SOUTHEASTERN CULPEPER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3816 7797 3835 7770 3816 7751 3803 7773
3803 7775 3805 7775 3805 7777 3808 7779
3808 7781 3811 7784 3810 7786 3812 7792
3811 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 319DEG 26KT 3812 7772
$$
VAC137-177-062100-
/O.CON.KLWX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160806T2100Z/
ORANGE VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
444 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...
AT 444 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF
SPOTSYLVANIA...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF MINERAL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...DAMAGING WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES TO
FALL. THIS COULD INJURE THOSE OUTDOORS...AS WELL AS DAMAGE
HOMES AND VEHICLES. ROADWAYS MAY BECOME BLOCKED BY DOWNED
TREES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. UNSECURED
LIGHT OBJECTS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SPOTSYLVANIA...COOKSTOWN...POST OAK...GOLD DALE...GLENORA...ALSOP...
SNELL...LOGAN...PARKER...GATEWOOD AND BROKENBURG.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GET INDOORS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND AND LIGHTNING. TREES AROUND
YOU MAY BE DOWNED FROM DAMAGING WINDS...SO IF YOU ARE NEAR LARGE
TREES...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. DON'T DRIVE
UNDERNEATH TREES OR IN WOODED AREAS UNTIL THE THREAT HAS PASSED.
&&
LAT...LON 3816 7797 3835 7770 3816 7751 3803 7773
3803 7775 3805 7775 3805 7777 3808 7779
3808 7781 3811 7784 3810 7786 3812 7792
3811 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 319DEG 26KT 3812 7772
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
BJL994
WWUS51 KLWX 062101
SVSLWX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
501 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
VAC137-177-062111-
/O.EXP.KLWX.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160806T2100Z/
ORANGE VA-SPOTSYLVANIA VA-
501 PM EDT SAT AUG 6 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ORANGE AND
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 3816 7797 3835 7770 3816 7751 3803 7773
3803 7775 3805 7775 3805 7777 3808 7779
3808 7781 3811 7784 3810 7786 3812 7792
3811 7793
TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 321DEG 20KT 3806 7766
$$
BJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| Aug 6, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 53 min | |
| Aug 6, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 4:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 6 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 118 min | |
| Aug 6, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 6, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Aug 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 97 min | |
| Aug 6, 5:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 98 min | |
| Aug 6, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 95 min | |
| Aug 6, 7:27 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.